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“God, bless us as we travel. You too are a traveler. You move; you’re always moving. We follow because you are ahead of us and you know the way. But you are always with us, taking this journey today beside […]

My wife and I will be traveling today, flying from our home in St. Paul Minnesota to Hawaii’s big island of Kona. Jill and I both will be attending important meetings there, so there is real business involved. But the […]

A Russian-made Tupolev 154 plane carrying 168 passengers crashed into the small Iranian city of Qazvin. All 168 of the passengers died and the plane has created a small crater in the land of the city of Qazvin. Please join us […]

A Prayer to Learn to Pray Without DistractionDevote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. (Colossians 4:2)
If you are like me, you struggle with staying focused when you pray. The answer is simply this: keep the thanks flowing! As we lift up the people in our ...

A Prayer for Grace and PeaceMay God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. (1 Corinthians 1:3)
Seventeen times in Scripture, the writers of the epistles bless their readers with these two virtues: Grace and Peace. When we look at the deeper ...

A Prayer for an Obedient HeartIf you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully keep all his commands that I am giving you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the world.You will experience all these blessings if you obey the Lord your ...

A Prayer to Grow Old Gracefully, Fruitfully, and StrongEven in old age they will still produce fruit;
they will remain vital and green. (Psalm 92:14)
I will be your God throughout your lifetime—
until your hair is white with age.
I made you, and I will care for you.
I will carry you ...

A Prayer for HospitalityAnd everyone who has given up houses...for my sake, will receive a hundred times as much in return and will inherit eternal life. (Mark 19:29)
Cheerfully share your home with those who need a meal or a place to stay. (1 Peter 4:9)
"Anyone who ...